http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Among patients with painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, use of the anti-depressant drug duloxetine for 5 weeks resulted in a greater reduction in pain compared with placebo, according to a study in the April 3 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-medication-duloxetine-pain-chemotherapy.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:00:05 EST news284130084 Among fibromyalgia patients taking either of two commonly prescribed drugs to reduce pain, 22 percent report substantial improvement while 21 percent had to quit the regimen due to unpleasant side effects, according to a new review in The Cochrane Library. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-drugs-fibromyalgia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:20:05 EST news278844198 (HealthDay)—In the treatment of patients with chronic diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), there are no significant differences in pain-relief efficacy between amitriptyline, duloxetine, and pregabalin; however, pregabalin improves sleep continuity and duloxetine improves daytime functioning, according to research published online Sept. 18 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-drugs-similar-efficacy-neuropathic-pain.html Diabetes Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:54:00 EST news267886411 (HealthDay) -- Duloxetine appears safe for the routine clinical care of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to a study published online July 23 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-low-dose-duloxetine-deemed-safe-urinary.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:16:11 EST news262620957 The antidepressant drug duloxetine, known commercially as Cymbalta, helped relieve painful tingling feelings caused by chemotherapy in 59 percent of patients, a new study finds. This is the first clinical trial to find an effective treatment for this pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-antidepressant-relieve-pain-chemotherapy.html Cancer Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:20:07 EST news257925118 Antidepressants can play a key role in alleviating painful conditions like osteoarthritis and may result in fewer side effects than traditionally prescribed drug regimes, such as anti-inflammatories and opioids, according to a perspective paper published online ahead of print publication by the International Journal of Clinical Practice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-antidepressant-effective-alleviating-osteoarthritis-pain.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:28:32 EST news251627300